Laila Riedmiller

Laila Riedmiller serves as a Researcher and Erasmus Coordinator at the Chair of Political Theory and History of Ideas, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg since December 2022. Her academic profile centers on critical political theory with interdisciplinary engagement across gender studies, extremism research, and Middle Eastern politics.

Her educational foundation includes:

• Master of Arts in Political Science, University of Bonn (2022)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and English Studies, University of Bonn (2019)
• Extended studies in Comparative Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Arabic at the University of Bonn (2016-2022)

Riedmiller's research traverses the volatile intersections of gender, nationalism, and democratic resilience. She critically examines right-wing extremist ideologies through feminist lenses while exploring political utopias and MENA-region dynamics. Her work consistently challenges patriarchal structures within nationalist movements and digital pedagogy frameworks, demonstrating methodological versatility across historical analysis and contemporary political critique.

Her publication trajectory reveals escalating engagement with urgent socio-political crises: from analyzing Turkish ultranationalism's gendered dimensions (2020), to deconstructing pandemic-era digital education (2021), and most recently confronting post-democratic theoretical frameworks through Rancière and Fisher (2022). This evolution underscores her commitment to diagnosing authoritarian threats while preserving emancipatory political possibilities.

Her scholarly recognition includes:

• Deutschlandstipendium scholarship (2019-2021)

Riedmiller actively shapes academic discourse through conference interventions at venues like the European Association for the Study of Religions, where she addresses the German New Right's religious attitudes and digital teaching innovations. Her teaching practice manifests these research commitments through dedicated seminars on feminist political thought at both FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg and University of Passau.